Mammal
Geoffroy’s Tamarin
Saguinus geoffroyiAlso known as Geoffroy's Tamarin
Geoffroy’s Tamarins are small agile primates with a contrasting pale forehead, dark face, reddish nape, and long tail. Family groups move through the lower canopy by day, using claw-like nails to cling to trunks and branches.
tamarinarboreal primatesocial mammal
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Near ThreatenedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNear ThreatenedRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyInsects, tree frogs, small lizards
Predators
- raptors
- snakes
- small wild cats
ThreatsDeforestation, fragmentation, road mortality, pet trade, and human-wildlife conflict
HabitatsTropical dry and moist forest, secondary growth, forest edge, and connected woodland
Life spanOften ten to fifteen years, with survival varying between wild and managed populations
Classification
- FamilyCallitrichidae
- SpeciesSaguinus geoffroyi
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskModerate
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- Why interaction risk is moderate
- Feeding or touching a tamarin risks bites and disease transmission in both directions.
- Why it is dangerous
- A habituated or cornered primate can bite or scratch, and close contact can exchange pathogens.
- How to recognize a risky encounter
- Confirm a very small long-tailed primate with a pale forehead, dark face, and reddish nape.
- What to do
- Never feed, touch, trap, or pursue a tamarin; seek medical advice after any bite or scratch.
Responsible observation
- Observe: Keep food packed away and let the group choose its own distance.
- Listen: Rapid whistles and trills can reveal animals moving above the trail.
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